大学英语（2）第三次网络作业（新教材）(三次网络作业的平均成绩占期末考试总评成绩30%，请大家在认真复习好《大学英语（北京交通大学出版社）》课本第2册第5单元和第7单元的课文（IntensiveStudy）、词汇与短语后完成如下作业；作业一经批改评分，将不能修改；此次作业完成后应交到“在线作业”一栏本次作业界面中；作业必须按最后一页答卷表格格式作答，并且不要以附件形式缴交)一．阅读：(1)IarrivedintheUnitedStatesonFebruary6,1966,butIremembermyfirstdayhereveryclearly.MyfriendwaswaitingformewhenmyplanelandedatKennedyAirportatthreeo’clockintheafternoon.Theweatherwasverycoldanditwassnowing,butIwastooexcitedtomind.Fromtheairport,myfriendandItookataxitomyhotel.Ontheway,Isawtheskyline（轮廓）ofManhattan（曼哈顿）forthefirsttimeandIstaredinastonishmentatthefamousskyscrapersandtheirman-madebeauty.Myfriendhelpedmeunpackatthehotelandthenleftmebecausehehadtogobacktowork.Hepromisedtoreturnthenextday.Shortlyaftermyfriendhadleft,Iwenttoarestaurantnearthehoteltogetsomethingtoeat.BecauseIcouldn’tspeakawordofEnglish,Icouldn’ttellthewaiterwhatIwanted.Iwasveryupsetandstartedtomakesomegestures(手势),butthewaiterdidn’tunderstandme.Finally,Iorderedthesamethingthemanatthenexttablewaseating.Afterdinner,IstartedtowalkalongBroadwayuntilIcametoTimesSquarewithitsmovietheatres,neonlights（霓虹灯）,andhugecrowdsofpeople.Ididnotfeeltired,soIcontinuedtotalkaroundthecity.Iwantedtoseeeverythingonmyfirstday.Iknewitwasimpossible,butIwantedtotry.WhenIreturnedtothehotel,Iwasexhausted（筋疲力尽）butIcouldn’tsleepbecauseIkepthearingthefireandpolicesirens（警笛声）duringthenight.IlayawakeandthoughtaboutNewYork.Itwasaverybigandinterestingcitywithmanytallbuildingsandbigcars,andfullofnoiseandbusypeople.IalsodecidedrightthenthatIhadtolearntospeakEnglish.1.Onthewaytohishotel,thewriter______.a.wassilentallthetimeb.kepttalkingtohisfriendc.lookedoutofthewindowwithgreatinterest1d.showedhisfriendsomethinghebroughtwithhim2.Hedidnothavewhathereallywanted,because_______.a.heonlymadesomegesturesb.hedidnotorderatallc.hecouldnotmakehimselfunderstoodd.thewaiterwasunwillingtoserve3.Thewriter_______________.a.knewwhathewouldorderb.finallyunderstoodwhathesaidc.tooktheorderthroughhisgesturesd.servedthesamethingthemanatthenexttablewashaving4.Afterdinner,he____________.a.walkedbacktothehotelrightawayb.wenttothemoviesc.didsomeshoppingonBroadwayd.hadawalkingtouraboutthecity5.Thatnighthecouldnotsleep,because___________.a.hedidnotknowwhattodothenextdayb.hewasnottiredatallc.hewasthinkingaboutthisgreatcityd.hekepthearingthefireandpolicesirens(2)TodaytheofficiallanguageoftheUnitedStatesandmostofCanadaisEnglish.However,Frenchalmostbecametheofficiallanguagebecauseofawar.TheFrenchandIndianWarwasfoughtbetween1754and1763.ThenameofthiswarisnotaccuratebecausethewarwasactuallybetweenEnglandandFrance.TheIndianfoughtonthesideoftheFrench.FranceandEnglandweretryingtogaincontrolofNorthAmerica.FranceheldCanada,andEnglandheldpartofwhatisnowtheUnitedStates.However,FrancetriedtoexpanditslandbymovingsouthwardintoNewYork,Pennsylvania,Ohio,andVirginia.WhentheFrenchbuiltafortontheOhioRiver,theresidentsinVirginiasentGeorgeWashingtontoattackthefortin1754.However,theFrenchdefeatedWashington.TheFrench,aidedbytheIndians,outsmartedtheEnglishandwonmanyearlybattles.Later,theBritishbegantodowellagainsttheFrench.InthefinalbattleinQuebec,Canada,GeneralWolfeofEnglandfacedGeneral2MontcalmfromF...
